At present, about 900 types of vegetations in the park have been identified. For local students in its surrounding areas e.g., Bontang and Sangatta, KNP is a facility to learn about the nature. Two locations of KNP frequently visited by tourists are Sangkima and Prevab resorts. Visitors are charged with an entry fee of Rp1,500 for local visitors or Rp15,000 for foreign visitors.

Getting There

Administratively, KNP is situated in Kutai Timur and Kartanegara districts, and Bontang city. Sangkima is situated at km 38 of Bontang-Sangatta road. And Prevab resort is situated near Swarga Bara village, kompleks KPC, Sangatta, Kutai Timur.

To enter KNP, visitors should firstly report to KNP hall at Awang Long street, Post Box I, Bontang or the National Park Management Division of Sangatta at Dr. Sutomo street no. S-27 Swarga Bara, Sangatta to get a License to Enter Conservation Area (SIMAKSI).

Sangkima resort is accessible by car or minibus of Bontang-Sangatta route. To visit Prevab resort, ones must use motorboat from Sangatta (Pinang bridge to be exact for 1 hour trip) or from Pangkalan Kabo Jaya (Papa Charlie pier),
Swarga Bara village and it will take only 20 minutes by the river.

If you leave from Balikpapan, you can take a chartered taxi to Sangatta for Rp 900.000-Rp 1.000.000. From Samarinda,
bus plying from Samarinda-Bontang-Sangatta is available. By using this bus, you can reach Sangkima resort.

Getting Around

What’s better for nature lovers than to trek the earth on foot? KNP allows guided trekking around the area. KNP personnel are always standby at Sangkima or Prevab posts. Alternatively, you can also travel by river using ketinting or motorboat.

To Do

KNP has two favorite resorts for tourists and researchers i.e., Sangkima and Prevab. In Sangkima, visitors could see ironwood trees (eusideroxylon Zwageri) with a diameter of 2.47 meter. Visitors can also test their gut
by taking a suspension bridge made of ironwoods.

In Prevab, visitors could see before their eyes the life of orang utan (Pongo pygmeus) in their original habitat and
a restoration process currently takes place following a forest fire in 1997-1998. In addition, KNP also provides opportunity for visitors to see various types of endangered species of animals and vegetations.

To Stay

Sangkima and Prevab resorts in KNP provide hotels for visitors.

To Eat

In Prevab resort, visitors can cook their own foods such as vegetables wildly grown near their hotels.

To Buy

While waiting for the issuance of the Entry Permit to Conservation Area (SIMAKSI), we can buy souvenirs at KNP Bontang Hall such as key chains and t-shirts.

Tips

If you like to visit Prevab resort in KNP, it takes more than one day to do so. You should stay at least two nights
in the area. Please bring along extra clothes, torchlight and food supplies.